Tracking Islamophobia in the Media

When Bill O’Reilly told Whoopi Goldberg that we have a “Muslim problem,” which she corrected as a “terrorist problem,” he attributed the problem to the fact that Muslim countries, like Pakistan, aren’t collaborating with us to catch the bad guys. He said that Pakistani Madrasas are basically camps where kids as young as 4 or […]

Stephen Colbert followed Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar’s lead Tuesday morning, storming off set of “The View” in dramatic fashion. Unlike the show’s two co-hosts — who walked off the set Thursday in protest of Bill O’Reilly’s comments about Muslims and 9/11 — Colbert’s walk-off was a joke. He said, “Bill’s talking about emotion. Bill […]

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com With the words “Muslims killed us on 9-11” from Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, View hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar left the set after helplessly telling him, “it was an extremist sect within Islam and not the religion itself that attacked the U.S.” Then Barbara Walters reiterated: “It was […]

For those who say the Muslim center near Ground Zero is not politicized, just watch Renee Ellmers’ Islamophobic ad for her campaign as a Republican House candidate in North Carolina. Her campaign is based on opposing the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” in New York City. Her ad declared: “After the Muslims conquered Jerusalem, and Cordoba, […]

The Daily Show takes a hilarious look at our politics and naive media coverage of the Muslim center near Ground Zero. After his absences, Imam Abdul Rauf shared on CNN his worries about US national security from the radicals’ reaction to removing the center. But the media and politicians took his worries as a threat […]

Once again, the rhetoric of Sharia taking over America has been exploited by Nevada Tea Party member Sharron Angle in her recent interview with the Mesquite Local News. You can listen to it here around 43 minutes in. “First of all, Dearborn, Michigan, and Frankford, Texas are on American soil, and under Constitutional law. Not Sharia […]

The title of this ABC show seems a little frightening. Immediately it creates and affirms the impression that there is something to fear of Muslims in America. Yet, it doesn’t shy away from the fact that there are existing fears, which the show tries to address. In this ABC Town Hall Debate moderated by Christiane […]

Stay tune for this heated debate on Sunday @ 10 on ABC. The guests: Evangelist Franklin Graham, Daisy Khan — Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and one of the leading organizers behind the planned mosque and Islamic community center in New York City, Azar Nafisi, Author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” Robert Spencer of […]

A great 60 Minutes report by Scott Pelley shows the ugly truth behind the people exploiting the Islamic Center near ground zero to their political advantage at the expense of dividing our country and hurting innocent Muslims.

The new Center for Security Policy report “Shariah: The Threat to America,” is making inroads among congressional Republicans . It is endorsed by Reps. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), Trent Franks (R-AZ), and Michele Bachmann (R-MN). It identifies “sharia” with the most literalistic and brutal versions of sharia, and therefore fail to understand what the term might actually […]

The Muslims they’re cursing and calling as “murderers” are Americans just as much as them. They love this country, they fight for it and some were first respondents who lost their lives to save their fellow Americans on 9-11. This rally of hate is the result of the work of Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer’s […]

Brigitte Gabriel believes just because we have more mosques here since 9-11 that there is now enough tolerance of Muslims in America, ignoring the fact that hostilities to Muslims recently are on the rise as seen in headlines all over the media. Indeed the Department of Justice is already investigating a handful of anti-Muslim incidents […]

Check out these acts against American Muslims. Even after 9-11, there wasn’t such a surge in violence against Muslims. Why now??? Is it our frustration with the bad economy that’s being channeled into anger with Muslims, as politicians try to advance their careers and scapegoat Muslims!!! How come in the freest country in the world that […]

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Municipal Land-Use Update – Ground Zero Mosque www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Jon Stewart tries to find out what’s all the fuss about having a mosque near Ground Zero. In the show, Wyatt Cenac fears that Muslims will take over […]

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I am an Egyptian-American filmmaker and journalist. This blog tracks and analyzes media coverage of controversial Muslim issues that ultimately shape public opinion about American Muslims and our democracy. It features underrepresented views as well as my media debates on these issues.